Instructions: How To Fill Out Forms To Respond To A Petition To Establish Paternity, Legal Decision Making And Parenting Time (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

STATEMENTS ABOUT PATERNITY:

WHY YOU THINK YOU OR THE OTHER PERSON IS NOT THE FATHER OF THE MINOR

CHILDREN. Mark whichever box describes your reason.

AFFIDAVIT: Mark this box if both you and the other party did not sign an Affidavit or

Acknowledgment of Paternity stating that the Petitioner or Respondent is the father of the minor

child(ren).

BIRTH CERTIFICATE: Mark this box and print the father’s name here if a different father is

named on each minor child’s birth certificate and if the certificate has been signed by both the

mother and father. Attach a copy of the birth certificate(s) to the Response.

BLOOD TEST: Mark this box if paternity has not been established through a DNA blood test of

the mother, father and minor child(ren).

PARTIES NOT LIVING TOGETHER: Mark this box if the Petitioner and Respondent were not

married to each other during the 10 months before the birth of the minor children or did not live

together during the period(s) when the minor child(ren) could have been conceived.

NO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: Mark this box if you believe the mother of the minor children had

sexual intercourse with someone else during the period in which the minor child(ren) could have

been conceived.

SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: Mark this box if you believe the mother of the minor child(ren) had

sexual intercourse with someone else during the period in which the minor child(ren) could have

been conceived.

OTHER: Mark this box if there is some reason that you believe paternity is wrong.

ABOUT MARRIAGE AND HUSBAND. Tell the court about whether the mother was married at

the time the minor child(ren) were born or conceived, or within 10 months before conception or

birth. If she was, the Petitioner must add the HUSBAND to the court case, even if he or she says

that the husband was not the father of the minor child(ren).

SUMMARY OF WHAT I SAY ABOUT THE CHILDREN THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT

THE PETITIONER ASKED FOR IN THE PETITION. Tell the court what is different between

what you say about the minor child(ren) of this case and what the other party said in the petition.

OTHER STATEMENTS TO THE COURT:

MEDICAL EXPENSES: Mark this box if there were expenses for the birth of the minor child(ren),

and who you think should pay.

OTHER EXPENSES: This tells the Court that the parties should pay for bills not covered by

insurance in an amount equal to their respective incomes.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: This tells the Court if there was significant domestic violence in the

relationship, and relates to a request for joint legal decision making, if you intend to ask for joint

legal decision making. Mark the box corresponding to your situation.

10.

VENUE: Generally, if either one of the parents or the minor child(ren) are residents of Mohave

County, the case can be taken care of here, even if everyone is not a resident of this State.

Furthermore the Respondent must also be legally brought into the lawsuit in Arizona. See the

following comments for help on deciding this.

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Revised: 1/1/2013

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